Threads Replies Last Post 18 Pages: 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  11  12  13  14  15  16  17  18   I am trying to install XP sp2 and getting file corrupt errors I have an older Compaq laptop that I am trying to install XP Pro to. I tried to make a slipstreamed sp2 disc using my retail install disc, and it failed due to missing files. I loaded windows using my original disk, and it worked fine. Now when I try to download sp2 I get and error due to to little space on the c: partition. OK, so I tried downloading the file to my e: partition, whe... 2 22.04.2007 20:43:43 Install Fatal exception errors-XP Pro Win 98se. 120gb WD drive. 512 ram. 1.88g processor. NO Anti Virus programs installed. I'm trying to install Retail XP Pro with Service pack 2 as a "New Install" rather than an upgrade. It seems to go through about 10-15 minutes of install then I get these errors. 1. Fatal exception occured at 00E8:000080D2. 2. Fatal exception occured at 0157:000075A2. After restart, If I boot from CD,... 5 22.04.2007 19:16:01 Advanced Find customize the current View When I do an Advanced Find in Outlook email, the fields displayed aren't what I want. So I have to customize the current view. Is there a way to save this new current view so it becomes my default view in the Advanced Find dialog box? ... 2 22.04.2007 19:13:14 Why WindowsXP does not accept the correct NIC driver? I have a serious problem with my PC. I had to format my disk and reinstall Windows XP (with SP2), but I can not get to in web because Windows thinks that my network card is of Asound, but its of Realtek. I tried doing update driver using the Realtek RTL8139/810X Family PCI Fast Ethernet Card driver on the device manager. I tried uninstalling the driver, and then letting Windows find it ... 15 22.04.2007 18:06:02 error message when installing palm pilot I am trying to install Palm Pilot TX, again aftre the first device malfunctioned after one day. When I do I get an error message box - with the error message code: - It asks me if I hve acces to the following - *26*Microsoft\Installer\{ADAED43C-BBD9-42C5-8821-F4FBFA81E3C3}-\1033.MST then asks to click OK. The installation then stops and I go back to my desk top. This also occurs ... 1 22.04.2007 11:22:00 OEM Activation I have a DELL laptop which has a Windows XP Pro Product key on the bottom of it (The official Microsoft OEM Sticker) I want to install a clean copy of Windows on it, instead of using the restore CD which includes a load of junk I am not interested in.. I have a Windows XP Pro OEM cd that came with another PC. I thought that if I install Windows from that CD but use the key on the botto... 6 22.04.2007 09:54:01 administrator My son has given me his laptop with windowsxp installed and I have successfully installed my own data etc; however I have a problem with removing his name and some of his data. I am now logged as the administrator and/or only user but I still find that there is a file called "C:\Documents and Settings\my son's name\Local Settings\Application Data\\MigWiz" and also "C:\Documents and Settings\m... 8 22.04.2007 02:00:00 Underlining file names My file names are being underlined on the desktop and when displaying folders. I can't remember how I turned this feature on. I can't find out how to turn it off. Please advise how to turn off the underlining of file names.... 2 21.04.2007 14:20:39 What is the Largest Drive Size XP-Sp1 can support natively? I'm trying to install XP Sp1 on a 250GB drive and keep getting a page fault in partmgr.sys at the very beginning of setup, after it loads basic drivers and goes into "starting windows setup". This message is given on a blue stop error screen. I've been told XP Sp1 doesn't support a drive that large without special SW loading at boot time and making it available to windows. Can anyone con... 2 21.04.2007 04:49:38 how to change document file name? Under "My Computer", I have several drives and two document files. There is no "change file name" in the left hand menu, so how do I change the document file name? LAM... 2 20.04.2007 23:08:22 Re-install XP Pro with New CD Hello, I have a laptop running XP Pro with a completely valid key (on the sticker on the bottom of the computer). However, I can't find the original CD, and I want to completely re-install. Can I use a different CD in combination with the laptop's original Product Key? Thanks, Mike... 5 20.04.2007 19:32:00 put apps on C: and documents on D: How can I set up my Windows XP so that my documents are on the D: drive while maintaining my application installations on the c drive? TIA Jeff... 5 20.04.2007 17:29:36 XP Pro home edition unable to install on new hardrive I inserted XP Pro on new hard drive installed today (Seagate 120 GB) it goes thru its process, when I'm at teh screen that says "The following list shows the exisisting partitions and unpartitioned space on this computer" To install XP on selected item press enter. To create partition in unpartitioned space press C. To delete the selected partition press D. Below all that it says unkn... 2 20.04.2007 05:24:01 Volume License media problem, Windows 2000 Pro I have run into a problem here at the company I work for. We have just purchased a Volume License agreement through Dell (Open Business agreement) and are now obtaining our server and desktop licensing in this method. Where the problem lies however is that we have a legacy application that requires Windows 2000 Pro in order to function properly. Well I can no longer find single license copies... 3 19.04.2007 20:17:55 RIS with 2 DHCP servers I have been using the same RIS setup for a while. It is installed on the same server that serves as the DHCP server. For backup I recently added another DHCP server and now when I go to setup RIS clients, if they get their IP from the backup DHCP server they are not able to boot PXE. Is there an entry in the DHCP scope I need to put in to tell the PXE clients to attach to the other se... 2 19.04.2007 18:51:44 Anyone here using Acronis Snap Deploy as their Deployment Solution ? I'm attempting to deploy a master image from a virtual machine to some Dell Optiplex GX110 PCs using Universal Deploy and not having much success. Any suggestions would be helpful. Thanks.... 1 19.04.2007 17:01:20 Using window.open from an hta script in WinPe 2.0 I've put together a hta script that runs from a (BDD 2007), winpe 2.0 boot disk and provides imagex and diskpart scripted options. I want to get my hta script to launch a second hta script using window.open. The second script collects credentials and passes them back to the calling script. It works from a desktop but not from a winpe disk. It errors out with "file not found". (The winpe 2.... 1 19.04.2007 13:09:46 Format a 256M USB drive as a floppy diskette How could I format my USB drive such that it could be treated as drive A during Windows XP installation? I meant is there a way to create a 256M floppy diskette out of a USB drive? -- iTech Consulting Services Limited Expert of ePOS solutions Website: http://www.itech.com.hk (IE only) Tel: (852)2325 3883 Fax: (852)2325 8288... 4 19.04.2007 10:51:22 does anyone know of any good sites where i can create my own forum free? All you need is the idea what your forum is going to be about... We sort you out with the rest. With ForumsGoGo, you don't need to pay for hosting, maintenance, installation, support etc... We've got that covered. All you need is the idea for what your forum will be about. We host for free bands, gaming clans, general chat forums... So let us host your forum too. Signup is really straightforw... 1 19.04.2007 07:34:34 My Documents Folder In my environment the My Documents folder is sychronized to a network share. This is fine on the users PC's, but on Servers (2000 & 2003) and certain application PC (XP SP2), I want to stop this from happening. How can I set up a GPO on these machines to not allow My Documents to sychronize??... 2 19.04.2007 00:46:01 RIS TO WDS Hi All, I decided to upgrade from RIS on W2k3 Sp1 to Windows Deployment Services on W2k3 SP2 and now I'm having some problems. I'm unable to get to setup a boot image. I converted my WinXP image to the new .wim file. However, I cannot seem to get to add a boot image. I'm geting "The file does not contain a valid boot image" when I click next, as a result I can't go further. Is there any... 4 18.04.2007 23:00:02 Missing MSCONFIG (e.g. - it won't run) when I do a Start>Run>msconfig nothing happens. That is, msconfig does not come up on the screen. I've compared the (a) Registry , and (b) \windows\system32 on a laptop where msconfig works correctly versus my workstation (msconfig not working) and can't find a meaningful difference. How do I get MSCONFIG to run properly? ... 8 18.04.2007 17:26:11 Sysprep : how to keep previous settings Hi, I've created a "master" station under XP SP2, defined some parameters such as boot time sequence, system varables etc.. My problem is that Sysprep reset all values to default value just after windows finish installation. My question : Is there a way to keep those values ?... 3 18.04.2007 14:06:01 Sysprep : split unattended.txt Hi, is there a way to split the unatteded file. I need to change the computer name of the computer before windows run mini-setup. I've found a nice solution but I need to modify unattended.txt file just after the ghost and my problem is that this file is on the D drive (systemDrive) and is NTFS of course so I can even read the file under DOS. My solution is to put on C drive which is F... 3 18.04.2007 14:04:01 USB external hard drive doesn't show up automatically? Hi all, I must have deleted some needed servic(s) on my XP Home machine that I need. When I plug in my external usb hard drive it does not automatically see it. What do I need to add/ change to get it to automatically see it like it used to? thanks, charles..... ... 2 18.04.2007 09:54:02 18 Pages: 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  11  12  13  14  15  16  17  18